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Category: Kunga Yoga Theme

June 2018 Kunga Theme: Motivation to Serve!

Wilmington Yoga’s Kunga theme of the month is Motivation to Serve! Motivation is a powerful tool for creating lasting personal change and for serving others. The extent to which we can sustain our motivation determines whether or not we realize our life goals for ourselves, and our goals for serving our family, our community, our […]

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May 2018 Kunga Theme: Aparigraha

Wilmington Yoga Center’s Kunga theme of the month is Aparigraha! Aparigraha is the concept of non-possessiveness or non-coveting. The term usually elicits the thought of limiting possessions to what is necessary and important. Aparigraha is the Sanskrit word for greedlessness. It comes from the word parigraha, which means reaching out for something and claiming it for […]

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April 2018 Kunga Theme: Serving our Planet!

In honor of spring and Earth Day, April’s Kunga theme is serving our planet! Suggestions for inspiring your students: Taking your class outside if possible! Sun Salutations facing windows if possible Music with positive messages about the earth! Ex: What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong Earth Practice Theme – Hip Openers, Seated Periods of […]

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March 2018 Kunga Theme: 10 Minutes of Meditation

“Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle, you put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” -Bruce Lee Our […]

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February 2018 Kunga Theme: Positive Music with Inspirational Messages

In this month’s Kunga Yoga classes we honor the great invisible yoga teacher of MUSIC! How does inspirational music relate to service!? It offers us many gifts. It has the ability to build community, spreads smiles from ear to ear, moves us to dance, laugh, sing along, and spread joy. Please enjoy the following quotes […]

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January 2018 Kunga Theme: Saucha-Cleanliness

Patanjali, considered to be the “Father Of Yoga” teaches the “Yamas & Niyamas” as the first two limbs of yoga’s eight limbed path in The  “Yoga Sutras.” The “Yamas” are taught as yogic practices that we observe towards others. The “Niyamas” are taught as yogic practices that we observe towards our self. The first Niyama […]

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December 2017 Kunga Theme: 10 Minutes of Savasana

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”  -Mohandas K. Gandhi Relaxation is one of the primary benefits of a hatha yoga practice, as well as one of the sweet gifts of life itself. When our body and mind are relaxed and at ease, we can function optimally, allowing a balanced, calm and harmonious […]

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November 2017 Kunga Theme: Expressing Gratitude through the NVC Model

The intention of this month’s Kunga theme is to learn to express gratitude using the model for appreciation within the methods of “Nonviolent Communication”.  Nonviolent Communication was developed by psychologist Dr. Marshall Rosenberg. The NVC model is a concrete set of tools that help us to manifest mindfulness in our lives. Practicing Nonviolent Communication relates […]

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October 2017 Kunga Theme: Volunteering

The Kunga Yoga Inspiration of the month is volunteering. The heart of Kunga Yoga lies in approaching yoga as a path of service, with opportunities to view our personal practice as a time for self-inquiry and growth, so that we are more available to then serve others. All Kunga Yoga programs work to raise awareness […]

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September 2017 Kunga Theme: The Power of Positive Thinking!

Our Kunga Yoga theme for this month is the power of positive thinking=optimism! Inspiration for this month’s theme is rooted in the motto of the Special Olympics: “It’s all about attitude!”  Over 50 years ago, a book called The Power of Positive Thinking became an immediate best-seller. The author Dr. Normal Vincent Peale, offered a […]

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